i swear, florida is the horticutural mecca. every time I visit there, I am in awe. I love seeing all the plants I know as houseplants used in the landscaping. flowers all year round, and sweet smells of jasmine in april. we visited mounts botanical gardens where i took just a few photos of some of the houseplants that infiltrate the sunshine state.

It's been a while since i've done found friday, so here it is! Michelle Tavares' pretty watercolor and ink Poppies. She has a lot of other gorgeous work too so be sure to check out her etsy shop. The painting reminds me of this song I've been hearing around recently. Where have they been for the past decade?? Im pretty sure the song is not about pretty poppy flowers though....

we had a lovely little family vacation in palm beach gardens, florida visiting my husbands family. these photos are from a botanical garden there. my girls loved the flowers and butterflies everywhere and in the last photo were leaning over with their Papi looking at turtles swimming. now its back to reality :/

I've been featured in the May 2012 issue of Reader's Digest (!) . My mom called me the day she got her magazine in the mail which was right in the beginning of April and read to me what it said. Idaho must be ahead of the game because I could not get a hold of a copy in Jersey for what seemed like an eternity. I am currently vacationing in sunny south Florida and finally I ran my sandy bum into a barnes and noble and got my hands on this copy.
Check out page 35 if you get it. If not, check it out next time you are waiting in a doctors office or the check out line. Back to much needed vacationing.. no more posts until I get back!

mother's day is just around the corner! Here is my 2012 Mother's Day flower collection... Honey, Blanca and Rosie. I hope you like them. They can be purchased through my shop and sent directly to your mother with a card message. You can purchase them early and request to hold shipping until closer to mother's day too.

I love all things green. Succulent leaves, interesting textures, soft moss. I am a professional floral designer who has created a way to work artistically and still be home with my little girls. Fresh from the garden state, flores del sol.

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Flower aficionado Christina Moreno is part horticulture expert, part floral designer. Her extensive knowledge of the botanical world is evident, from musings on her own botanical finds, to interesting and timely tidbits like the history of the royal wedding bouquet. Drawing on her love of all things vintage, Moreno also creates surprisingly modern arrangements made of dried flowers and moss in her Etsy shop.-elle decor.com